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Becca

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I am a mother of six, married to a never-saw-it-comin' aspiring farmer in Southern Minnesota. As new farmers, I write about our transition from the city to the country with hopes of sharing our joy and gratitude for all that we are learning.
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A Table for Generations

  • December 26, 2022
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With the addition of Abel, our kitchen suddenly felt very crammed- chairs and high chairs everywhere! I got it in my mind that I wanted a big table out in…
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Good News for Mothers

  • December 24, 2022
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This year for Christmas stockings, the kids wanted to draw names and each fill another person’s stocking. They were most enthused about this idea, wanting to draw pictures and make…
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A brave, young girl and her faith in Jesus

  • December 13, 2022
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They say the flames that were meant to burn Lucia simply danced away from her and she would not catch fire. As her executioners stood there, trying to silence the…
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Christmas Tea

  • December 8, 2022
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Elsie vaguely remembered that she had started sewing a Christmas decoration while at Aunt Louie’s last year. So we dug out the fabric bins, got out the sewing machine and…
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Sledding Season

  • November 18, 2022
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Ivar said to me this week, “Mom, I keep thinking it must be February or January, but then I remember winter just began” Oh brother! It honestly does feel that…
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What we do with all of our Pumpkins

  • November 11, 2022
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I started this blog post last year! Took the pictures, wrote some text. But then I never finished it, because I wanted to post all my pumpkin recipes in one…
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